Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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