Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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