Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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