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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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