Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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