Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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