Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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