Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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