Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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