Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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