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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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