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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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