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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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