Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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