Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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