Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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