Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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