Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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