Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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