Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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