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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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