Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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