Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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