Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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