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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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