Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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