Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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