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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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