Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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