Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important 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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