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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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