Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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