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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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