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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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