Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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