Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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