Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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