Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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