Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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