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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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