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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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