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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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