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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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