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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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