Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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