Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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