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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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