Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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