Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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