Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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