Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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