Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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