Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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