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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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