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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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