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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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