Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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