Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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