Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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