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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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