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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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