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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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