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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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