Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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