Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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