Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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