Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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