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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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