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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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