Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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