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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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