Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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