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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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