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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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