Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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