Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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