Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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