Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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