Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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