Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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