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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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