Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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