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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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