Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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