Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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