Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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