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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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