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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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