Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts 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 dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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