Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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