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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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