Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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