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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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