Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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