Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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