Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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