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 having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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