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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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