Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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