Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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