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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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