Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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