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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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