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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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