Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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