Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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