Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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