Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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