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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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