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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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