Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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