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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively 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 dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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