Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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