Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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