Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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