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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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