Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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