Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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