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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the 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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