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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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