Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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