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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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