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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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