Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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