Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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