Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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