Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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