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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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