Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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