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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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