Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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