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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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