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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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