Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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