Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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