Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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