Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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