Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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