Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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