Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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