Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores 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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