Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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