Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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