Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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