Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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