Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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