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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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