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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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