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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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