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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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