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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning