Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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