Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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