Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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