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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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