Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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