Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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