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 relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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