Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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