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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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