Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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