Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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