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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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