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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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