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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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