Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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