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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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