Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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