Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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