Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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