Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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