Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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