Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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