Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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