Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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