Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course