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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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