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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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