Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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