Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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