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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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