Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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