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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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