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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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