Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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