Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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