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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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