Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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