Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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