Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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