Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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