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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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