Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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