Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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