Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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