Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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