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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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