Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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