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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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