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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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