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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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