Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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