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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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