Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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