Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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