Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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