Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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