Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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