Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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