Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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