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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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