Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major 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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