Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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