Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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