Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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