Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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