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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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