Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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