Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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