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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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