Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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