Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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