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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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