Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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