Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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