Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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