Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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