Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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