Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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