Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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