Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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