Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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