Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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