Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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