Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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