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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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