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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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