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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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