Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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