Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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