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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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