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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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