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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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