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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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