Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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