Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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