Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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