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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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