Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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