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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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