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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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