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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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