Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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