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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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