Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner 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 technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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