Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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