Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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