Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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