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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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