Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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