Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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