Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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