Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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