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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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