Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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