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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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