Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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