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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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