Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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