Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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