Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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