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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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