Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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