Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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