Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable students 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 massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology