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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important 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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