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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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