Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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