Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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