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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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