Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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