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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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