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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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