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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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