Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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