Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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