Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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