Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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