Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews 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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