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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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