Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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