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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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