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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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