Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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