Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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