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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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