Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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