Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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