Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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