Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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