Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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