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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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