Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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