Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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