Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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