Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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