Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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