Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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