Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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