Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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