Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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