Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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