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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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