Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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