Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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