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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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