Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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