Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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