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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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