Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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