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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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