Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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