Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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