Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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