Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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