Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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