Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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