Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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