Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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