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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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