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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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