Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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