Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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