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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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