Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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