Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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