Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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