Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major 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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