Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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