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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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