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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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