Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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