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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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