Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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