Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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