Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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