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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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