Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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