Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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