Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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