Learn more about the impressive 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 (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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