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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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