Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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