Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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