Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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