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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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