Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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