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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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