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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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