Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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