Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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