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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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