Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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