Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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