Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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