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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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