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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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