Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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