Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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