Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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