Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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