Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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