Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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