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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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