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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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