Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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