Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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