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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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