Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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