Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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