Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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