Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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