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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs