Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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