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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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