Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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