Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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