Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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