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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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