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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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