Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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