Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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