Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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