Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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