Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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