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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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