Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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