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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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