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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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