Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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