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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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