Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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