Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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