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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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