Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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