Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor 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 electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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