Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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