Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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