Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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