Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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