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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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