Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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