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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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