Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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