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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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