Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course