Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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