Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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