Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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