Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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