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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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