Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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