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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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