Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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