Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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