Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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