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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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