Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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