Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines 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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