Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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