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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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