Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals