Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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