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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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