Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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