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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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