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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education