Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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