Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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