Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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