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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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