Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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