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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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