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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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