Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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