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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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