Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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