Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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