Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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