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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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