Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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