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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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