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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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