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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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