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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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