Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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