Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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