Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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