Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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