Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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