Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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