Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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