Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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