Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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