Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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