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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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