Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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