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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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