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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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