Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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