Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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