Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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