Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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