Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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