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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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