Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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