Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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