Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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