Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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