Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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