Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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