Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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