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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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