Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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