Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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