Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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