Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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