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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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