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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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