Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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