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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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