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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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