Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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