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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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