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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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