Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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