Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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