Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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