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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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