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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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