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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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