Find out more about the exciting 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 massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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