Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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