Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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