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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses 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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