Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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