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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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