Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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