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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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