Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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