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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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