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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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